For week #1, my plan is to study different concepts, profiling methods, types of offenders, and more. I also have planned to interview the chief of the USM Behavioral Analysis Unit, for which I’ve done a lot of preparation. So far, I have a basic understanding of what profilers do and what services they provide, and vocabulary related to crime (such as modus operandi, signature, crime staging, etc.). I’ve also come up with five smaller goals (see notes below).